California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2559 — Visitor centers: guide signs.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules and regulations that allow the placement, near exits on freeways located in rural areas, of information signs identifying specific roadside businesses that offer fuel, food, lodging, camping services, approved 24-hour pharmacy services, or approved attractions, and that prescribe the standards for those signs. Existing law also authorizes the department, among other things, to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, signs on state highways directing motorists to communities within the geographical boundaries of a city, county, or city and county if specified conditions are satisfied. This bill would require the department to authorize guide signs for any visitor center seeking a sign if the visitor center is located within 2 miles from the highway intersection. The bill would require the department to establish and charge the visitor center a fee to fully offset the department's cost to place and maintain the sign.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6212.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5157.).

  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4724.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  18. Re-referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. and TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

  21. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Frazier · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Frazier

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2559 FRAZIER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chang — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2559 Frazier By Beall

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 2559 FRAZIER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14002
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Kim — Yea
Medina — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2559 do?
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules and regulations that allow the placement, near exits on freeways located in rural areas, of information signs identifying specific roadside businesses that offer fuel, food, lodging, camping services, approved 24-hour pharmacy services, or approved attractions, and that prescribe the standards for those signs. Existing law also authorizes the department, among other things, to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, signs on state highways directing motorists to communities within the geographical boundaries of a city, county, or city and county if specified conditions are satisfied. This bill would require the department to authorize guide signs for any visitor center seeking a sign if the visitor center is located within 2 miles from the highway intersection. The bill would require the department to establish and charge the visitor center a fee to fully offset the department's cost to place and maintain the sign.
Who sponsors AB 2559?
AB 2559 is sponsored by Frazier.
What is the current status of AB 2559?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2559?
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